Paradise Lost: Parallel Prose Edition

by John Milton

Book Overview

John Milton's epic story of cosmic rebellion and the beginning of human history has long been considered one of the greatest and most gripping narratives ever written in English. Yet its intensely poetic language, now-antiquated syntax and vocabulary, and dense allusions to mythical and Biblical figures make it inaccessible to many modern readers. This is, as the critic Harold Bloom wrote in 2000, "a great sorrow, and a true cultural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554810973
• ISBN13: 9781554810970
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Broadview Press Inc
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"